Here we meet, on the page, naked and unadorned: shorn of class, race, gender, sexual identity, age and nationality. — Will Self Copy Share Image
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We can't be Everybody. That is why God made us as individuals...to be Somebody. We may need each other but we don't… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
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Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
There is a way in which the collective knowledge of mankind expresses itself, for the finite individual, through mere daily living .… — Laurens van der Post Copy Share Image
I want to do my best and feel my best and hopefully see more trans women like me, or similar to me… — Alex Consani Copy Share Image
James Baldwin is one of the greatest, North American writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. A prolific writer and… — Raoul Peck Copy Share Image
I'm always trying to ask myself both "Who am I as an individual?" and "What are the cultural forces that have made… — Alison Hawthorne Deming Copy Share Image
“There are times in my life when I have been medicine for some while poison for others. I used to think I… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
What happens in a play is determined to a certain extent by what I thought might be interesting to have happen before… — Edward Albee Copy Share Image
“self-reliant hero. As soon as he graduates college, he gives away all of his savings and wanders the wild, seeking adventure and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You must again realize that we speak of the self as being so divided only for simplicity’s sake. While the self is… — Jane Roberts Copy Share Image
You are born supernaturally through faith, by the grace of God, into the kingdom of righteousness; but you are born a little… — Charles Henry Fowler Copy Share Image
“Oh Harry," [Gwen] said. "I wish I were a different kind of person." What kind of person, he wanted to know. "Someone,"… — Elizabeth Hay Copy Share Image
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
As a model, I didn't have an identity; I was a chameleon, a silent actress. I was an amorphous thing. I wasn't… — Carmen Dell'Orefice Copy Share Image
The line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
The highest goal of spirituality is Self-realization, but what does that mean? It means to feel your Self as a living reality… — Gay Hendricks Copy Share Image
So much of our lives is surrendered to subordinating ourselves to the needs and whims of others, turning human beings into cash… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
The idea of self-reliance is important to me, and that is echoed, in my way of thinking, by a conservative approach to… — Kelsey Grammer Copy Share Image
I believe that a lot of minority writers stress about whether they get pigeonholed in writing about identity stuff, like you can't… — Thomas Chatterton Williams Copy Share Image
Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“Religion of the Self [Soul] is that where no difficulty or trouble arises for anyone or any living being of ‘our’ own… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
We can continue our quest for improvement or not. We can search for happiness, enlightenment, security or identity or not. The search… — Steven Harrison Copy Share Image
Someone else would come, another self that was a little more refined, that had a little more purity, a little more humility,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what… — Lynn Johnston Copy Share Image
We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
I choose to live by choice,not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be useful, not used; to choose self esteem,… — Simi Ngr Copy Share Image
“To be myself (I note) I need the illumination of other people’s eyes, and therefore cannot be entirely sure what is my… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Be proactive. Ask yourself, "Are my actions based on self-chosen values or on my moods, feelings and circumstances?" — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
It is important that Manchester United keeps its identity. Their heritage is to produce and develop players, something that started with Sir… — Peter Schmeichel Copy Share Image
Self defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish; the immediate gift of the Creator,… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
What makes clothing so potent is that people incorporate the fashion that they're wearing into their identity. It becomes part of you… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
The more I wrote, the more I became a human being. The writing may have seemed monstrous (to some) for it was… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
I've reached the 50th year of my life, and now every question related with life also includes thinking about death. When I… — Emir Kusturica Copy Share Image
I wish every American explored the importance of novel writing, identity, honesty, character and place in fresh-ass ways. — Kiese Laymon Copy Share Image
Mr. Speaker, Americans want, need, and rightfully expect Congress to protect them from the prying eyes of identity thieves and give them… — Luis Gutierrez Copy Share Image
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![“Oh Harry," [Gwen] said. "I wish I were a different kind of person." What kind of person, he wanted to know. "Someone," she said slowly, "who truly loves life." He was still looking at her, still cradling his glasses in his left hand. He said, "You're the kind of person who never stops trying.” quote by Elizabeth Hay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5af/elizabeth-hay-22753_identity_oh-harry-gwen-said-i-wish-i-were-a-diffe_998421.jpg)
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